China (2025)
8.7
commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
-0.3% YoY
YoY Change
-0.3%
Trend
down
Series length
14
years of data

Data

China Commercial Bank Branches per 100,000 Adults (2025) — source data. IMF Financial Access Survey.
Year commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults YoY Change
2025 8.7 -0.3%
2024 8.7 -0.4%
2023 8.8 -0.4%
2022 8.8 +0.2%
2021 8.8 +0.1%
2020 8.8 -0.9%
2019 8.8 -0.2%
2018 8.9 +0.8%
2017 8.8 +0.1%
2016 8.8 +3.3%
2015 8.5 +5.9%
2014 8 +2.9%
2013 7.8 +0.9%
2012 7.7 n/a

About this Dataset

China recorded 8.7 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2025. The latest change was -0.3%. Across 2012–2025 the series ranges from 7.7 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2012 to 8.9 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2018.

This page tracks the number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in China. Branch density reflects financial inclusion access and the physical infrastructure of the banking system.

Data sourced from IMF Financial Access Survey via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in China. Branch density reflects financial inclusion access and the physical infrastructure of the banking system. It is published by IMF Financial Access Survey and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. IMF Financial Access Survey typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2012–2025 (14 observations).

The series peaked at 8.9 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2018 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.7 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2012. The latest reading is 8.7 commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in 2025. The latest change was -0.3%.